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Meta's Instagram account type with stricter content, chat and privacy restrictions than regular accounts.
No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.
Adam Mosseri conceded under oath that only a few percent of teens used Take a Break before it was switched on by default. Internal decks and a design director explain why.
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Three attorney general offices published three different guaranteed floors. The rest of the money only moves if rivals who were never sued adopt Meta's teen rules and pay a matching share.
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A former Meta data scientist testified that a proposal to switch Take a Break on by default was refused. About two in every 1,000 teenage users ever turned it on themselves.
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ChatGPT got an under-18 version nearly four years after launch. Instagram waited 14. The compression is the signal worth reading.
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A Tech Transparency Project report says Meta ran branded influencer events in more than a dozen countries to argue bans do not work. Meta says the partnerships are disclosed and lawful.
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The 13-to-17 tier blocks romantic chat, self-harm content and any hint the model has feelings. That list is now the floor for competitors and school buyers.
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